Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Man Group Buys Controlling Stake in Eurex U.S.
By Staff WriterLONDON (HedgeWorld.com)--Man Group, the world's biggest hedge fund operator and a major futures broker, is buying 70% of Eurex's controlling stake in the U.S. Futures Exchange, currently known as Eurex US. It will pay $23.2 million in cash for the approximate 56% stake in USFE and inject $35 million in...
July 27, 2006
Protect Human Capital For Venture Capital And Private Equity FirmsSweat equity may be the financing vehicle of choice in most communities, but more and more professional insurance advisors are helping venture capital firms and ...
July 27, 2006
Protect Human Capital For Venture Capital And Private Equity FirmsSweat equity may be the financing vehicle of choice in most communities, but more and more professional insurance advisors are helping venture capital firms and ...
July 27, 2006
Protect Human Capital For Venture Capital And Private Equity FirmsSweat equity may be the financing vehicle of choice in most communities, but more and more professional insurance advisors are helping venture capital firms and ...
July 26, 2006
Going South for Alternative InvestmentsIn 2003, Barry Strudwick, a financial advisor based in Baltimore, Maryland, put together a partnership of 10 of his clients and bought a $1.75 million, 350-acre swath of land on the Pacific coastline of Costa Rica.
July 24, 2006
Portable Alpha Pays Off in PennsylvaniaPortable alpha strategies have paid off for the Pennsylvania State Employees' Retirement System, adding $780 million in net earnings from its January 2002 inception date. So it should come as no surprise that the program will essentially grow by roughly $2.2 billion.
July 24, 2006
Credit Suisse/Tremont Index Flat in JuneNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--Hedge funds tracked by the Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index gave a little back in June, but the month's 0.11% decline was a far cry from May's 1.3% loss. Oliver Schupp, president of the index, pointed to a rise in intra-month volatility among worldwide equity markets as May...
July 24, 2006
No Midsummer Cheer for Hedge FundsLILLE, France (HedgeWorld.com)--Flat stock market returns, coupled with a level of volatility that was low by historical standards but relatively stable, were the main factors behind the generally indifferent returns on the Edhec alternative indexes for the month of June. For the second consecutive month short-selling achieved the best returns,...